Dynasty · 1806 – 1949
Tonk — the Nawabs
1806 marks Amir Khan's receipt of Tonk from Yashwantrao Holkar, the grant that became the seat of the new Nawabi state. 1949 marks Tonk's accession to the Dominion of India. Imperial Gazetteer (2026-09-22): The Gazetteer's dates mark Amir Khan's piecemeal acquisition of Tonk's constituent districts (Sironj 1798, Tonk and Pirawa 1806, Nimbahera 1809, Chhabra 1816) and the treaty of November 1817 that formally guaranteed the whole under British protection, not a single founding year.
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- wiki-tonk-state-from
In 1806, Khan received the state of Tonk from Yashwantrao Holkar.
- wiki-tonk-state-to
Following the Independence of India, Tonk acceded to the newly independent dominion of India on 7 April 1949.
- vol. 23, p. 409
to him in 1768 was born Amir Khan, the founder of this State. Beginning life as a petty mercenary leader, he rose in 1798 to be the commander of a large army in the service of Jaswant Rao Holkar, and was employed in the campaigns against Sindhia, the Peshwa, and the British